Mike-T,
From my point of view, I think SWAT type teams could come a long way by simply exercising some caution in the way they deal with the public WHILE NOT IN A GUNFIGHT.
I personally have been pushed to confrontation by a highly verbal, new member of a local SWAT team. The comment was "we know you have guns, so if we were told to take down your house, we'd come in shooting"
My response was, "why would you come to my house, I am not a criminal?"
To which, he replied... "you just don't worry about that, if we decide to come in your house, you best just get outta the way."
Until the unlikely event someone off-sets that action, why would someone in my shoes feel the need to treat SWAT with a fair hand?
Granted, this is one young man, and most likely, he is a stark contrast to the majority of SWAT team members, who take the whole US Constitution, law thing seriously... but that one renegade with his willingness to wipe his shoes with my rights... that did a whole lot of hurt to the SWAT cause... at least in my mind..